Poverty In Africa

Poverty in Africa
We can say that a person that is in poverty is a person that is lack of resources to get the basic needs that every human need, which are food, education, water, etc. There are alot of factors that influence in the poverty of Africa such as, lack of education, contaminated water, constant internal wars, etc. Another cause is the separation between the white people and theblack people. The white people live much better than the black people.

Causes of poverty in Africa:
* One of the biggest factors of the poverty in Africa is the lack of access to clean water. Theyhave poor access to drinking water and this make them to get infections and all types of disease. Persons born in poor environments, and because of the separation of classes between whites and blacks,black people go to live to the worst parts in Africa. “Nearly one billion people do not have access to clean, safe water - that’s the equivalent of 1 in 8 people on the planet. For these people,poverty is a fact of life. (The Water Project, poverty in Africa)
* Another important factor is the constant internal war that is in the country. They always are fighting because of problem betweenraces. The black people has been marginalized, so they want to gain some power, so they fight against the white people which are the ones that control everything. Also the fights for land ownerships,and because of corruption. “War and armed conflict are a major cause of poverty in Africa. They have many effects such as displacing populations, destroying crops and forcing people to move from theirland. Due to armed conflicts in Africa there are millions of refugees, who live on the edges of society, often in abject poverty.” (by oeillade,  in Issues, October 31, 2009)
* Another factor isthe poor farm policy. Africa is one of the countries that has the best land for the production of basic products. But the problem is the lack of help from the government, and that people in Africa...